FAMOUS DYSPRAXICS!!!

Crofty · Post by **Crofty** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:59 pm

Hey guys, I went into town with wife tonight to see a live medium,

well known guy, worked on most haunted, SIMON PETERS.

anyway, cut a long story short, i was talking to him in the interval and went up to thank him as he found my dental problems and my repaired ingrown toe nails at the last show of his I went to.

after telling him how grateful I was of his discovery, I told him about getting my diagnosis for dyspraxia only to hear he was gobsmacked when I mentioned it because he was diagnosed with dyspraxia and dyslexia at a young age. I have agreed to keep coming to his shows in the future when I can and keep him posted.

crofty

xurzy · Post by **xurzy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:13 pm

i heard einstein was?

becky · Post by **becky** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:38 pm

i know she's not real, but i am convinced that Bridget Jones is dyspraxic.

Liz944 · Post by **Liz944** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:01 pm

Hi Becky!

Welcome to the foum!!!!

Yes Einstein is dyspraxic...

keiraknightleyfan27 · Post by **keiraknightleyfan27** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:54 am

I heard something about actor/comedian Robin Williams being NVLD, which is pretty much dyspraxic by American terms. I'm not sure it's an official thing though. Many artistic people and many smart people tend to be learning disabled in one way or another. Gwen Stefani has said she has ADHD and Tom Cruise has dyslexia.

I'm sure of those last two by the way, but Tom kind of denies it now because of his religious views...

square peg · Post by **square peg** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:16 pm

Spongebob!

Left-handed, clumsy, trusting, naive, unaware of people's real feelings, physically weak, can't swim or tie shoe laces...

Well, I don't have most of those traits, but I've read that they're common.

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:04 pm

Einstein must have had fun at school then!!! as he was dyslexic as well!

Vincent · Post by **Vincent** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:41 pm

To me the obvious one is Homer Simpson.
He should be our mascot.

Ok so he can bowl and dance, but we all have some skills that buck the trend don't we?
For example I'm a good cook, I can make several things at once with (near) perfect timing.

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:37 pm

You take the cake with Homer i must agree!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Kirsty

Henri · Post by **Henri** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:01 am

I have heard it stated that quite a few great authors were dyspraxic, including Jack Kerouac; Emily Bronte; Ernest Hemingway, and George Orwell.

I also know for a fact that the renowned photographer, David Bailey, is dyspraxic.

robyn · Post by **robyn** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:00 am

with his talents for hyper focus I would expect that kerouac's predomenant nd conditions would be adhd, but I guess he could have dyspraxia also

Vincent · Post by **Vincent** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:16 am

Are you sure an author could be dyspraxic?

I have tried writing. I'm good at the 200 word "flash fiction" format.
Anything longer, I get tired and bored and never get it finished.

Henri · Post by **Henri** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:53 am

I am quite sure, yes. Dyspraxia has been known to correlate with a high verbal IQ, but sometimes other factors - such as the discrepancy between thinking and actualizing - tend to mask such talents from the world.

Writing is definitely my (only) talent, and one of the moderators on Dyspraxic Teens is a published author.

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:35 pm

Writing is my strong point as well, although I tend to write poetry more than anything remotely "bookish" in length lol.

Kirsty

ellen · Post by **ellen** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:48 am

yep, i write for a living, essentially. which can make me seem like a fraud when i tell people i've been diagnosed with a form of learning difficulty...